Best Horror Movies of All Time

The best horror movies by audience rating and number of votes. Each movie links to a list of similar ones. Still can't decide? Swipe to find yours.

1. Psycho (1960)
★ 8.4 · 11,336 votes · Horror, Thriller, Mystery
When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.
Movies like Psycho →
2. The Shining (1980)
★ 8.2 · 19,520 votes · Horror, Thriller
Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.
Movies like The Shining →
3. Come and See (1985)
★ 8.2 · 1,989 votes · Drama, War, Horror
The invasion of a village in Belarus by German forces sends young Flyora into the forest to join the weary Resistance fighters, against his family's wishes. There he meets a girl, Glasha, who accompanies him back to his village. On returning home, Flyora finds his family and fellow peasants massacred. His continued survival amidst the brutal debris of war becomes increasingly nightmarish, a battle between despair and hope.
Movies like Come and See →
4. Obsession (2026)
★ 8.2 · 6,122 votes · Horror, Thriller
After breaking the mysterious "One Wish Willow" to win his crush's heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.
Movies like Obsession →
5. Alien (1979)
★ 8.2 · 16,973 votes · Horror, Sci-Fi
During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of the eggs attacks an explorer. The entire crew is unaware of the impending nightmare set to descend upon them when the alien parasite planted inside its unfortunate host is birthed.
Movies like Alien →
6. The Thing (1982)
★ 8.1 · 8,348 votes · Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
Movies like The Thing →
7. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
★ 7.9 · 1,838 votes · Drama, Horror, Thriller
Francis, a young man, recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through. Francis and his friend Alan visit The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, an exhibit where the mysterious doctor shows the somnambulist Cesare, and awakens him for some moments from his death-like sleep.
Movies like The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari →
8. Lee Cronin's The Mummy (2026)
★ 7.8 · 2,785 votes · Horror, Mystery
The young daughter of a journalist disappears into the desert without a trace—eight years later, the broken family is shocked when she is returned to them, as what should be a joyful reunion turns into a living nightmare.
Movies like Lee Cronin's The Mummy →
9. Rosemary's Baby (1968)
★ 7.8 · 4,540 votes · Drama, Horror, Thriller
A young couple, Rosemary and Guy, moves into an infamous New York apartment building, known by frightening legends and mysterious events, with the purpose of starting a family.
Movies like Rosemary's Baby →
10. I Saw the Devil (2010)
★ 7.8 · 3,192 votes · Thriller, Horror
Kyung-chul is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. Soo-hyeon, a top-secret agent, decides to track down the murderer himself. He promises himself that he will do everything in his power to take vengeance against the killer, even if it means that he must become a monster himself.
Movies like I Saw the Devil →
11. Train to Busan (2016)
★ 7.8 · 8,837 votes · Action, Horror, Thriller
When a zombie virus pushes Korea into a state of emergency, those trapped on an express train to Busan must fight for their own survival.
Movies like Train to Busan →
12. The Exorcist (1973)
★ 7.7 · 8,934 votes · Horror
When a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.
Movies like The Exorcist →
13. Deep Red (1975)
★ 7.7 · 1,652 votes · Horror, Mystery, Thriller
An English pianist living in Rome witnesses the brutal murder of his psychic neighbor. With the help of a tenacious young reporter, he tries to discover the killer using very unconventional methods. The two are soon drawn into a shocking web of dementia and violence.
Movies like Deep Red →
14. Jaws (1975)
★ 7.7 · 11,936 votes · Horror, Thriller, Adventure
When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town's chief of police, a young marine biologist, and a grizzled shark hunter embark on a desperate quest to kill the beast before it strikes again.
Movies like Jaws →
15. Black Swan (2010)
★ 7.7 · 15,971 votes · Drama, Thriller, Horror
A committed dancer struggles to maintain her sanity after winning the lead role in a production of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake."
Movies like Black Swan →
16. Nosferatu (1922)
★ 7.7 · 2,552 votes · Horror, Fantasy
The mysterious Count Orlok summons a happily married real estate agent to his castle, located up in the Transylvanian mountains, to finalise a terrifying deal.
Movies like Nosferatu →
17. Get Out (2017)
★ 7.6 · 19,480 votes · Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Chris and his girlfriend Rose go upstate to visit her parents for the weekend. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he never could have imagined.
Movies like Get Out →
18. Evil Dead Burn (2026)
★ 7.6 · 1,731 votes · Horror
After her husband's abrupt death, Alice seeks solace with his remaining family — descendants of a leading researcher on demonic possession. As her in-laws transform one by one into creatures that feed on fear, she comes to discover that the vows she took in life survive even in death.
Movies like Evil Dead Burn →
19. The Others (2001)
★ 7.6 · 7,481 votes · Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Grace is a religious woman who lives in an old house kept dark because her two children, Anne and Nicholas, have a rare sensitivity to light. When the family begins to suspect the house is haunted, Grace fights to protect her children at any cost in the face of strange events and disturbing visions.
Movies like The Others →
20. Frankenstein (2025)
★ 7.6 · 3,949 votes · Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Dr. Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist, brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.
Movies like Frankenstein →

Best Horror Movies of All Time

The best horror movies by audience rating and number of votes. Each movie links to a list of similar ones. Still can't decide? Swipe to find yours.

1. Psycho (1960)
★ 8.4 · 11,336 votes · Horror, Thriller, Mystery
When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.
Movies like Psycho →
2. The Shining (1980)
★ 8.2 · 19,520 votes · Horror, Thriller
Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.
Movies like The Shining →
3. Come and See (1985)
★ 8.2 · 1,989 votes · Drama, War, Horror
The invasion of a village in Belarus by German forces sends young Flyora into the forest to join the weary Resistance fighters, against his family's wishes. There he meets a girl, Glasha, who accompanies him back to his village. On returning home, Flyora finds his family and fellow peasants massacred. His continued survival amidst the brutal debris of war becomes increasingly nightmarish, a battle between despair and hope.
Movies like Come and See →
4. Obsession (2026)
★ 8.2 · 6,122 votes · Horror, Thriller
After breaking the mysterious "One Wish Willow" to win his crush's heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.
Movies like Obsession →
5. Alien (1979)
★ 8.2 · 16,973 votes · Horror, Sci-Fi
During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of the eggs attacks an explorer. The entire crew is unaware of the impending nightmare set to descend upon them when the alien parasite planted inside its unfortunate host is birthed.
Movies like Alien →
6. The Thing (1982)
★ 8.1 · 8,348 votes · Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
Movies like The Thing →
7. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
★ 7.9 · 1,838 votes · Drama, Horror, Thriller
Francis, a young man, recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through. Francis and his friend Alan visit The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, an exhibit where the mysterious doctor shows the somnambulist Cesare, and awakens him for some moments from his death-like sleep.
Movies like The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari →
8. Lee Cronin's The Mummy (2026)
★ 7.8 · 2,785 votes · Horror, Mystery
The young daughter of a journalist disappears into the desert without a trace—eight years later, the broken family is shocked when she is returned to them, as what should be a joyful reunion turns into a living nightmare.
Movies like Lee Cronin's The Mummy →
9. Rosemary's Baby (1968)
★ 7.8 · 4,540 votes · Drama, Horror, Thriller
A young couple, Rosemary and Guy, moves into an infamous New York apartment building, known by frightening legends and mysterious events, with the purpose of starting a family.
Movies like Rosemary's Baby →
10. I Saw the Devil (2010)
★ 7.8 · 3,192 votes · Thriller, Horror
Kyung-chul is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. Soo-hyeon, a top-secret agent, decides to track down the murderer himself. He promises himself that he will do everything in his power to take vengeance against the killer, even if it means that he must become a monster himself.
Movies like I Saw the Devil →
11. Train to Busan (2016)
★ 7.8 · 8,837 votes · Action, Horror, Thriller
When a zombie virus pushes Korea into a state of emergency, those trapped on an express train to Busan must fight for their own survival.
Movies like Train to Busan →
12. The Exorcist (1973)
★ 7.7 · 8,934 votes · Horror
When a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.
Movies like The Exorcist →
13. Deep Red (1975)
★ 7.7 · 1,652 votes · Horror, Mystery, Thriller
An English pianist living in Rome witnesses the brutal murder of his psychic neighbor. With the help of a tenacious young reporter, he tries to discover the killer using very unconventional methods. The two are soon drawn into a shocking web of dementia and violence.
Movies like Deep Red →
14. Jaws (1975)
★ 7.7 · 11,936 votes · Horror, Thriller, Adventure
When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town's chief of police, a young marine biologist, and a grizzled shark hunter embark on a desperate quest to kill the beast before it strikes again.
Movies like Jaws →
15. Black Swan (2010)
★ 7.7 · 15,971 votes · Drama, Thriller, Horror
A committed dancer struggles to maintain her sanity after winning the lead role in a production of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake."
Movies like Black Swan →
16. Nosferatu (1922)
★ 7.7 · 2,552 votes · Horror, Fantasy
The mysterious Count Orlok summons a happily married real estate agent to his castle, located up in the Transylvanian mountains, to finalise a terrifying deal.
Movies like Nosferatu →
17. Get Out (2017)
★ 7.6 · 19,480 votes · Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Chris and his girlfriend Rose go upstate to visit her parents for the weekend. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he never could have imagined.
Movies like Get Out →
18. Evil Dead Burn (2026)
★ 7.6 · 1,731 votes · Horror
After her husband's abrupt death, Alice seeks solace with his remaining family — descendants of a leading researcher on demonic possession. As her in-laws transform one by one into creatures that feed on fear, she comes to discover that the vows she took in life survive even in death.
Movies like Evil Dead Burn →
19. The Others (2001)
★ 7.6 · 7,481 votes · Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Grace is a religious woman who lives in an old house kept dark because her two children, Anne and Nicholas, have a rare sensitivity to light. When the family begins to suspect the house is haunted, Grace fights to protect her children at any cost in the face of strange events and disturbing visions.
Movies like The Others →
20. Frankenstein (2025)
★ 7.6 · 3,949 votes · Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Dr. Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist, brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.
Movies like Frankenstein →

1. Psycho (1960)

2. The Shining (1980)

3. Come and See (1985)

4. Obsession (2026)

5. Alien (1979)

6. The Thing (1982)

7. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

8. Lee Cronin's The Mummy (2026)

9. Rosemary's Baby (1968)

10. I Saw the Devil (2010)

11. Train to Busan (2016)

12. The Exorcist (1973)

13. Deep Red (1975)

14. Jaws (1975)

15. Black Swan (2010)

16. Nosferatu (1922)

17. Get Out (2017)

18. Evil Dead Burn (2026)

19. The Others (2001)

20. Frankenstein (2025)

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